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Not sure how "news junkie" Ranyit feeds his/her habit, but I recommend a new supplier.
Simon Fraser University has no connection to the Fraser Institute, which is indeed a right-wing think tank.
And if you haven't heard of Rachel Marsden before this, you just haven't been paying attention. We've been reporting on her for years. She's been responsible for hundreds of column inches and TV minutes in Canada's national media going back a decade.
I even recall talk of a TV movie about the swim coach escapade.
We may not be proud of her, but we made her what she is today.